Charles H. Weiss

He was a real estate agent for Elmer Wagner Real Estate, Center Valley, for 20 years. Previously, he owned and operated the Weiss General Store, Bingen, 1941-62, and was twice voted Grocer of the Year by a group of manufacturers.

He previously sang baritone with the Chautauqua (N.Y.) Opera Company and American Opera Company, on Philadelphia radio stations, in movie theaters and churches, and with the Bach Choir, Bethlehem, for 18 years.

He was organist and choir director of Grace Lutheran Church, Allentown, for nine years and New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Leithsville, for 29 years. In 1929, he performed for the 50th anniversary celebration of Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb.

He studied at the Bethlehem Conservatory of Music; Rittenhouse School of Music, where he received a scholarship, and the Curtis Institute, both of Philadelphia, and Chautauqua Institute of Music.

Born in Bingen, he was a son of the late Preston S. and Matilda (Levy) Weiss.

He was a member and choir member of St. James Lutheran Church, Coopersburg.

An Army veteran of World War II, he served as a chaplain's assistant and was a member of the Hellertown American Legion.

He was also a member of the Coopersburg Historical Society, Metropolitan Opera Guild and Woodmen of the World Lodge, Omaha, Neb.